Congratulations, Gerard!

Thesis Titled: A single trapped Rydberg ion

Welcome Dominik Kiesenhofer!
Domink has joined the team of SPICY. He got his masters's degree in biophysics from the TU Vienna for simulations on a single-molecule spectroscopy technique. In Innsbruck, he will work as PhD student at the new experiment SPICY, which aims at realising a two-dimensional quantum simulator with full quantum control of 100 particles. 

A team led by experimental physicist Rainer Blatt has succeeded in characterizing the quantum entanglement of two spatially separated atoms by observing their light emission. This fundamental demonstration could lead to the development of highly sensitive optical gradiometers for the precise measurement of the gravitational field or the earth's magnetic field.

 In an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Rainer Blatt talks about the current status and the future of quantum computing, as well as the role of Europe in the development of this technolgy. Read the article titled "Wann kommt der Quantenrechner?: Verliert Europa den Anschluss an die Weltspitze?" here (german only).

"Revista Española de Metrología" (Spanish journal of metrology), has recently published an interview with Prof. Rainer Blatt on his webpage "e-medida". There he talks about the second quantum revolution and the future of quantum technologies in Europe. Read the interview here.

In an experiment realized in our laboratories at IQOQI Innsbruck, and in collaborations with scientists from Vienna and Ulm, we have demonstrated the largest entangled quantum register of individually controllable systems to date, consisting of a total of 20 quantum bits. 

Aurélien has joined the group for an internship. He is doing his masters at École Polytechnique in Paris, France. He will work on implementing Sisyphus cooling at the QSIM experiment.

Martin did his PhD at the University of Queensland, Australia and a postdoc at Heriot-Watt University in Scotland, working on photonic quantum information processing, quantum foundations, and optomechanics. He will work as a postdoc in the quantum information team.

We work with a variety of lasers in our lab. An important tool to keep ourselves save in the lab are the laser saftey goggles. These are however only each rated for certain wavelengths and powers.

To choose the right goggle for the right laser, we now have an online calculator available.